A very touching story and I can't believe I haven't seen it earlier.

First thing I notice (again), that we have so much in common. I didn't know, you also have a café. My wife runs her own as well, I have my work on the walls there and sometimes, I help making coffee :-)

Plus, my heart too usually goes out to the underdog. I think, its because I grew up with little material riches. But loving parents and a simple but safe environment. Life has largely been good to me, so I like to give back a little, when I see a good reason.

There was a time, when I got so obsessed with things I wanted to do, that I could easily have turned out into the fallen artist. Mellowed a lot and I think I'm not as eager as I used to be to screw up my life with a mad idea...

I think, its a natural instinct to help a fellow human, or any living creature actually when they are in need, so my guess is, that you help the man, because he needs someone, not because you are afraid to end up like that.

And you know, I don't really find the idea with the underwater hotel all that bad. With the tourist industry today, always looking for the next sensation, the poor guy was just a few decades too early with his vision!